Cloud computing is definitely an innovation worth getting excited about – but in its current state, is the technology too good to be true? A graphic showing how cloud computing can be used to link multiple devicesWhat is cloud computing? Cloud computing and gamingThere are also a number of exciting cloud computing services for video games. Unfortunately, this is where we first encountered the notion that cloud computing might be too good to be true. However, there are rumors that the next Xbox (

After a recent surge in popularity among Chinese gamers, China has blocked the popular video game streaming service Twitch. The service’s website has been unreachable from the country since September 20th and its app is no longer available from Apple’s App Store in China. Twitch has confirmed that its service is being blocked in China though it does not know what led Chinese authorities to impose the restriction. While CCTV initially chose not to cover the Asian Games, the network did eventually

The Apple iPhone XS has started shipping out to customers, who are discovering something in the owner’s manual: instructions on how to charge it using the AirPower wireless charging mat, which Apple hasn’t even given a release date. The AirPower is (or was, as its fate is uncertain) a Qi-certified mat that Apple claimed would be able to wirelessly charge three devices at once at different wattages, like an iPhone and Apple Watch 4. Apple introduced the AirPower in September 2017 and stated it wo

Possibly in an attempt to repeat the successes of the NES Classic Mini and the SNES Classic Mini , Sony recently unveiled the PlayStation Classic, a mini retro console that’s set to arrive just in time for the holiday season. The PS Classic console will be 45% smaller than the original PlayStation and will come pre-loaded with 20 games, according to Sony’s official announcement. While the full lineup has yet to be revealed, classic games such as Final Fantasy VII, Jumping Flash, Ridge Racer Type

If you’ve been digging your Amazon Echo or Amazon Echo Plus speaker for all of its smarts, but find the audio to be lacking, Amazon has a new thing to sell you: the Amazon Echo Sub. Click here to pre-order the Amazon Echo Sub on AmazonCut to the chaseWhat is it? A subwoofer for Amazon Echo and Echo PlusA subwoofer for Amazon Echo and Echo Plus When is it out? Here’s all we know about Amazon Echo Dot 2018 so farAmazon Echo Sub priceThe Amazon Echo Sub calls for $129 in the US and £119 in the UK.

At Amazon’s event today the company unveiled a raft of new Echo and other Alexa-equipped devices, and one of them is Amazon’s very own Smart Plug, which lets you voice-control anything plugged into it. Users must choose an Alexa-supporting device, or even just the Alexa app, to link up with the Smart Plug – but at least it doesn’t require a smart hub to work. Through their Alexa device, users can create routines for when to turn on whatever’s plugged in to it, from lights to fans to coffee maker

Following a spate of leaks and rumors, the world of technology fans is humming with talk of a 2-in-1 Google Chromebook product in works known internally at the company as ‘Nocturne’. So, suffice it to say that Google is likely working on a 2-in-1 tablet running Chrome OS with support for keyboard covers. A 2-in-1 tablet running Chrome OS from GoogleA 2-in-1 tablet running Chrome OS from Google When is it out? Google Nocturne Chromebook priceThis is another aspect of this rumored product that we

The Amazon Echo Show 2nd Generation release date has been announced, and, really, we should have taken the hint that it was due out when Amazon briefly halved the price of its old Echo Show for Prime Day. The redesigned, yet identically-named Amazon Echo Show is ready for pre-order today at the same $230 (£220) price, and will start shipping next month. The 2nd Generation Amazon Echo Show will ship next month, specifically on October 11, though you can pre-order it today. It’s the polar opposite

Update: The official Amazon Echo Dot (3rd Generation) release date details are below, but you may also be interested in our newly minted hands-on review:You might as well wait for the Amazon Echo Dot (3rd Generation) release date before buying the old entry-level smart speaker from Amazon.com. Here’s everything we know about the Amazon Echo Dot 3rd Generation. Empty listDon’t worry, it’s not this bigThe Amazon Echo Dot 3rd Generation will ship next month, with order going out on October 11 in bo

Sony has taken the wraps off its new FE 24mm f/1.4 GM wide-angle prime lens, which sees the brand’s growing range of full-frame optics hit 30 models. The FE 24mm f/1.4 GM plugs one of the gaps in the company’s full-frame lens range, which has been missing a dedicated fast wide-angle prime. Compact and lightweightThe FE 24mm f/1.4 GM tips the scales at just 445g (15.7oz). That’s quite a bit lighter than Canon’s 24mm f/1.4 (650g / 22.9oz), Nikon’s 24mm f/1.4 (620g / 21.9oz) and Sigma’s 24mm f/1.4

With an incredible amount of polish and a meticulously designed world, Red Dead Redemption 2 exhibits a level of grandeur that rivals any John Ford or Howard Hawks epic. Based on our hands-on experience, these are the five things from Red Dead Redemption 2 that we’re most excited about. However, in Red Dead Redemption 2, your character’s relationship with his horse is of much more importance. While the first Red Dead Redemption allowed you to buy complete costumes, you’ll now be able to separate

Microsoft is advising those with PCs that have scarce amounts of storage that the Windows 10 October 2018 Update will fail if it doesn’t have enough room to install – and that you should ensure your machine has the requisite space beforehand, because the OS won’t check for you. Microsoft’s solution is to regularly maintain your system, ensuring that unnecessary files are removed and that a good level of free disk space is maintained, with the company advising various measures that Windows 10 use

AMD has revealed more on its processor work as it gets up for the launch of its next-generation hardware. One year on from the launch of its first-generation EPYC server chips, the company updated media on how the platform is comparing against its great rival Intel. He noted that EPYC has already been able to capture a significant proportion of several key markets, including 55 percent of the virtualisation and cloud space. EPYC also offers sturdier security protection against threats such as Fo

It’s widely expected at this point that Google will have not one, but two new Chrome OS devices for its October 9 Pixel 3 phone event. Now, yet another glimpse at one of these purported products, a 2-in-1 Chromebook reportedly called ‘Nocturne’ , has appeared ahead of the event. An outlet known as AboutChromebooks discovered leaked product images of what it suspects to be ‘Nocturne’ via Brydge, a maker of keyboard covers for tablets. This lines up with a previous leak of updated Chrome OS user i

Main image: Woolly mammoths were roughly the size of modern African Elephants, and weighed around six tonnes. Asian Elephants share more than 99.96% of their DNA with woolly mammoths, making them ideal for the project. Credit: Dennis Jarvis, Flickr (Image: © Dennis Jarvis, Flickr)In 2017, Church said that we could see live woolly mammoths “in a couple of years”. The woolly mammoth genome has been sequenced, but knowing what physical characteristics the genes code for, and isolating those the rig

The presentation began with David Limp, VP of Alexa at Amazon who announced a sequel to the Amazon Echo Dot that will ship for the same price – $49.99. There’s also the Amazon Echo Input, which will cost just $34.99, and which removes the speaker from the Dot and focuses on voice input. To enhance the audio of existing Amazon speakers, there’s Amazon Echo Sub – which leaked yesterday – the Echo Link Amp and Amazon Echo Link. Image 1 of 5 New Amazon Echo Dot Image 2 of 5 Amazon Echo Sub Image 3 o

In an announcement that will surprise no-one, but sadden many, Sony has revealed that the PS Vita will be ceasing production next year in Japan, the handheld console’s biggest market. The news comes months after Sony’s equivalent departments in the US and Europe announced a March 2019 end date for PS Vita production, while production lines for PS Vita game cards are to be wound down by the end of 2018. Although the PS Vita console never truly took off – partially down to the growing popularity o

With their arrival comes good news for the electric vehicles we’ll be driving in the coming years. While that’s great news for race fans, it also signals another significant step forward for electric vehicles in general. The technological advances made here will filter down to electric road cars in the coming years, making them more practical and hopefully, more attractive to consumers. There’s an even clearer link between all-electric racing and all-electric road cars with the introduction of t

One of the Windows 10 October 2018 Update’s most anticipated features, which some people have been calling Smart Updater, looks like it might not be ready in time for when the major Windows 10 update launches in October. Smart Updater was a feature in early beta versions of the Windows 10 October 2018 Update, which promised to prevent Windows 10 from downloading and installing updates – and then restarting the PC – at inconvenient moments by using Artificial Intelligence. Missing in actionThat a

HTC says it wants to “make decentralization a reality”, expanding the blockchain ecosystem through a connected network of mobile devices – so could the HTC Exodus be the start of a new generation? Chen also said that the HTC Exodus will launch “definitely everywhere outside of China” – with that exclusion being down to China’s stringent rules and regulations on technology. So how will a blockchain phone work? The HTC Exodus also comes with a unique security Social Key Recovery safeguard if you d